Scottish farmers say Home Office rule changes are likely to leave more than a million sheep unshorn ...

This is not your average beauty school. Your clients can be pretty cranky. Sometimes they’ll even walk out mid-haircut. And you have to hold them down -- with only your legs -- while wielding an ...

A concession currently allows shearers from Australia and New Zealand to travel to the UK for three months but the rules are set to change.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The art of sheep shearing maybe aging out. The sheep shearing industry, according to an Indiana livestock organization, needs a new flock of experts to fill a growing void, and ...

A woman from St Boswells in the Borders has set the world record for shearing sheep. Una Cameron, 51, managed to de-fleece 517 sheep in nine hours, in a live-streamed attempt of the women's record.

As restrictions on international shearers near, the government says farmers should find UK staff.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A sheep shearing demonstration was held in the Ames Activity Pavilion at the National Western Stock Show on January 22, 2020. Bob Schroth, who runs annual ...

Lake Metroparks’ second annual Lamb Jam event kicked off on April 27, providing visitors with an opportunity to learn more about sheep and the wool they produce. Farmpark staff members showed visitors ...

Sheep shearers from overseas will be allowed to work in the UK for one "final" year after the government agreed to extend a ...

Facing incredible demand, Lincoln University Cooperative Extension shared the art of sheep shearing with a sold-out class Wednesday and Thursday. University extension specialists taught more than 20 ...

Staff Writer Two-year-old Devynn Martin had some words of advice for the timid sheep who was getting her first haircut. “It doesn’t hurt. Don’t worry. It doesn’t hurt,” the little blonde-haired girl ...

These women have found a community in an unlikely place — the male-dominated shearing sheds. From wool-classers to ...